Chapter 47
Chapter 47
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 47
Chapter Title: The Twenty-Fourth Fragment, Carpediem
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Judah, who had been about to hand Tia the chicken, suddenly met her intense gaze. His body flinched instinctively, like prey spotting a predator. Tia, her mouth open like a baby bird, looked at him curiously when he froze, then grabbed his wrist and pulled it toward her. With a slurp, she swallowed his fingers whole and chewed slowly, working her jaw.
"Delicious?"
"Mmm, yeah. So good."
Tia, munching on the chicken, furrowed her brow at Judah's attempt to pull his hand away and gripped harder. He let out a pained "Ow, ow," and she eased up a bit, but she had no intention of letting go. The thought of "hungry" had been swirling in her mind nonstop. It felt like thirst.
A thirst that wouldn't be quenched no matter how much water she drank. She swallowed the chicken with a gulp and stared at Judah. Saliva pooled in her mouth, which she swallowed down, then stuck out her tongue to lick her lips, savoring the taste.
*I'm not hungry, though.*
She'd shared a farewell drink with Jeanne, complete with expensive liquor and lavish snacks. And the chicken—she'd only eaten it because Judah fed it to her; otherwise, she wouldn't have touched it.
*Then what is it?*
She tilted her head at Judah, but the mystery lingered unsolved. Unconsciously, she tugged his hand again and slipped his fingers into her mouth. Her tongue toyed with the salty seasoning instinctively.
Slurp! Suck.
"Ah."
Startled by the sudden feel of her tongue, Judah tried to pull away, but he couldn't match her strength. The tip of his captured finger danced under her tongue's caress.
*Ah... so tasty.*
It wasn't the seasoning. Licking Judah's fingers themselves felt joyful and delicious. This was different from regular hunger. She felt her breathing grow ragged, even as she thought how strange she was being.
Hah! Hah.
It was like a drug. Her ears perked up as she licked, her tail stiffening. Her body was heating up.
If she kept going, she might lose control, so she released his hand. A string of saliva stretched between his fingers and her mouth. Seeing it made her feel apologetic yet proud, like she'd marked her territory. Judah squinted and wiped his hand on his pants. Her eyes stayed glued to it. She wanted to lick his hand more. To mark him unmistakably as hers. But she had to hold back.
*Why?*
She wanted him, so why hold back?
*Because I don't want him to hate me.*
She did plan to raise him up and devour him someday. But now that it was time to act, fear crept in. The "I like you" from before might have just been childish words. Maybe she'd said it simply because she was young and naive. Yet Judah had burrowed too deep into her heart to give up now.
*Judah said he liked me too.*
She wanted to be Judah's first woman.
She wanted to bear Judah's child.
She wanted to sleep with Judah.
Right now, she wanted Judah. Lost in obsession, Tia repeated the thoughts endlessly.
"Tia?"
He called her name, gazing at her dazed stillness. In that instant, she sprang up. Their positions flipped in a blink. He'd been looking down at her, but suddenly she loomed above. It took a moment to process. Judah realized he was now lying where she'd been, and let out a hollow laugh.
*What the...?*
Tia straddled his waist, staring down silently. Her once-dazed eyes now gleamed with seductive allure. Something was off. The flush on her cheeks could be from the alcohol, but her tail poked out stiffly from under her hips, swishing wildly in the air.
"Judah."
"Y-Yeah?"
Her sudden call made him stammer foolishly.
Drunk as she was, she pronounced his name clearly.
"There's something I wanna eat... can I? I've been holding back foor so looong, y'know? Hehe."
*Even if you say no, I'm eating you anyway,* she muttered, leaning down to kiss him. Judah's mind blanked at her actions.
Wasn't this too sudden?
But on second thought, maybe not. It was just an extension of her usual behavior. Plus, he remembered when he'd carried her inside from the doorstep—her hands groping his back.
"Hehe—"
She sucked on his lips, her tongue snaking in like a serpent. As if a dam had burst from all her pent-up restraint, she devoured him. She licked his mouth wildly, sucking up every drop of saliva, her face blissful. With a final slurp, she pulled back from the sticky kiss.
"Judahhh. Iii, I've hooold baaack so looong. I tried to hooold out moooore? Buttt. Lickiiing your fingeeers, just oone tasteee, and I caaan't hooold baaack anymoreee."
Tia poked his chest with her fingertip.
"So, wanna let big sis teach you something good?"
She gazed down at him seductively, licking her lips. Before he could respond, she leaned in again, covering his mouth with hers. She nipped his lip with her teeth, tugging gently, then savored him slowly.
Slurp!
The light peck turned into a deep, sticky kiss. Swept up in the intoxicating aura radiating from her body, Judah could only follow her lead. Even if it tasted like chicken, she didn't care—she greedily teased his mouth. Her pink tongue slid between his teeth, probing every crevice, then tangled with his like a snake.
"Hah... Judah..."
A soft moan escaped as saliva dripped. Judah felt his mind emptying. The hows and whys didn't matter. What mattered was kissing her, their bodies pressed together.
Smack!
Tia pulled back with a natural pop, gazing down at him with ecstatic eyes, as if he were adorable. He really was. That hazy, unfocused look as he stared up at her stirred her protective instincts and sadistic urges.
"What should I do...?"
A strange excitement heated her body. Breathing heavily, she tugged up his shirt. His startled flinch was utterly cute.
"If you're this cute... I might just get serious for real?"
Was she sobering up? Her slurred speech returned to normal. As he opened his mouth to reply to her clear voice, his body jerked. Her hands slipped under his shirt, pushing it up. The exposure of bare skin startled him less than her touch.
"Oh my."
Tia feigned surprise with a gasp. Her smile turned sultry. She groped his body. Lean muscles sat perfectly formed. If he just grew a bit more, he'd be one fine young man. Her fingers kneaded every inch, the firm yet yielding muscle under her fingertips making her heart race anew.
"Nice body. Hehe."
Judah felt himself getting aroused by her ragged breaths and roaming hands, infected by her excitement. It wasn't just Tia heating up from his expressions and movements—Judah was too. Her rapturous face was incredibly erotic. He realized anew how a person's expressions and voice could be so stimulating just to see and hear. He reached out, grabbing her breasts over her undergarments.
"Ngh!"
She let out a sultry moan, smiling with her eyes. Her golden eyes flicked to his hands gripping her over the fabric. Each squeeze made the soft mounds overflow between his fingers.
"What? Acting all grown-up usually... but now you go groping for tits like a baby? Wanna suck on 'em?"
Judah panted roughly, though he hadn't exercised. He barely registered her words—just that it sounded like a question, so he nodded reflexively. Like how she'd groped him, he wanted to touch her. But with her weight and strength pinning his waist, it was impossible.
"Alright, then... I'll give you special permission to grope all you want. Go on."
She withdrew her hands from his body and stripped off her undergarments in one swift motion. No teasing—she was already aflame, beyond endurance. As they came off, her firm, shapely breasts bounced into view, full and enticing.
"Go ahead, touch them."
"...Amazing."
"Right? I'm pretty proud of these."
Smiling warmly, she watched him reach out. The softness he'd felt over clothes hadn't been a lie. Bare skin was indescribably smooth. Despite countless temptations before, he couldn't hold back now.
"Ah. Yes, like that."
Feeling his touch, Tia smiled with narrowed eyes. He kneaded hard enough to leave handprints. Softer and more elastic than dough. Amid it all, his palm brushed the firm, peaked nipple. When he pulled away, pink buds peeked from between the red marks—like oases in a desert. Reading his desirous gaze, she cupped her breasts with both hands and pressed them over his face. Suddenly buried in her cleavage, Judah gasped. Soft flesh enveloped him entirely.
"Hehe, how's it feel? Blissful? They say it's every guy's dream. Lucky my cute disciple gets his wish granted?"
Instead of answering, he stuck out his tongue to lick between her breasts, drawing a thrilled moan from her.
"Eek!?"
She jolted, back shivering. His tongue gliding through her cleavage had sent an inexplicable pleasure shooting up her spine. Surprised—she'd never felt that before—she didn't pull away.
"Hng? Ah... good, just like that."
Each lick made her body twitch wildly. Judah naturally reached up to stroke her hips. She wasn't the only one feeling pleasure from these light touches—Judah was too.
Both had lived in abstinence for so long. The twenty-something youth forced into a child's body had endured mandatory celibacy, while Tia had held back while meeting and teaching Judah. By the one- or two-year mark, he'd rooted in her heart, so she'd waited for him to mature. Simple caresses were enough to arouse and pleasure them now.
As he licked her breasts, a hard nub suddenly entered his mouth. Instinctively, he sucked and nipped it with his teeth. Pleasure raced up Tia's spine to her brain, making her tremble.
"Hah—g-gently, bite gentler... please?"
She barely kept her hips from bucking, composed her face, and forced a relaxed smile. A virgin kid just nipping her nipple, and the pleasure was beyond expectation. Her pent-up lust from abstinence must be immense. Sensing the floodgates about to burst, she felt something ominous.
*This feels... dangerous?*