Chapter 318
Chapter 318
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 318
Chapter Title: A Fatal Temptation - Millia's Happiness (3)
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The tender moment was all too brief. At least, that's how it felt to me.
*Sliide.*
As I gently pulled my lips away, I saw Millia’s glistening eyes.
A look full of affection—the most affectionate gaze I had seen from her all day. Staring into those eyes, my heart felt as if it were melting into hers.
We had kissed as if we craved each other, sharing a brief moment of affection, but... it wasn't enough.
‘Hoo.’
I struggled to suppress my rising desire and control my emotions.
It was as if my rationality would occasionally hold me back, preventing me from becoming completely absorbed in someone.
...It was an incredibly strange feeling.
I wasn't always like this, but at some point, I had started to control myself, to keep from falling too deep.
It felt as though reality itself were grasping the reins of my reason.
“Um…”
A smile escaped me as I watched Millia open her mouth, then close it again.
Her moist lips looked so sensual. The pleasure and sweetness of her lips seemed to linger on mine, but I was the first to speak.
“Millia.”
“Ah… yes.”
I caressed her cheek once more as she answered awkwardly, then continued in a soft voice.
“If I could, I’d want to stay with you longer. But I think we have to part ways here for today.”
“Do you... have something else to do?”
Hearing the disappointment dripping from her voice, I nodded.
Training. I had to spend time with Kalli next.
The thought of her brought a strange feeling for a moment, but I knew I had to stick to my training schedule no matter what.
If I were to break it now to spend more time with Millia... the mindset I had maintained while dedicating myself to training felt like it would completely unravel.
And above all, I didn't think my heart itself was that strong.
That meant I had to control myself even more.
“Oh, I see. Then next time…”
A laugh escaped me as I looked at Millia, her face now so red she couldn't even meet my eyes.
“Yes. Next time.”
I replied, stroking her cheek one last time.
*Flinch.*
...Even as I saw her react so strongly to my slightest touch, I found myself wanting to keep caressing her soft cheek.
The charm Millia possessed was a kind of loveliness I'd never seen in anyone else.
“I’ll make time again, so for today, you need to go back and take care of yourself, okay?”
“Okay… I will.”
Seeing Millia’s compliant reply, I gently pulled away, putting some distance between us.
If we talked any longer, I felt I wouldn't be able to hold back.
The desire to spend more time with Millia was rising like a tide, but I fought to suppress it and catch my breath.
Just as I was about to offer a final farewell.
“W-Wait a minute. Han Cheon-seong.”
“What is it?”
“Just hold me a little longer…”
As Millia said this and closed the distance between us again, I allowed her to approach.
*Whoosh!*
...As I returned Millia’s unreserved embrace, a great sense of satisfaction filled my heart.
A few seconds passed, and then Millia pulled away from my arms.
“That’s enough now.”
A smile graced her face, which was flushed bright red, as if she were satisfied. I found myself staring at her blankly.
...Just looking at her was incredibly dangerous.
For the first time, I had approached someone and initiated a kiss.
I had made the first move and revealed my feelings to a woman who wasn't even my lover. Perhaps because of that, Millia struck a different chord in my heart.
As if she were pulling me in even more…
She captivated my gaze without doing anything overtly seductive.
“...Well then, Millia. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Okay. See you tomorrow.”
And so, I was able to part with her, but as I headed for the training grounds, my steps didn't come easily.
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*Click.*
Even after returning to her dorm, Millia’s heart continued to pound.
The deep blush on her face showed no signs of fading, and she sat dazedly on her bed, blinking blankly for a moment.
“What was that…”
She murmured absently, her hand moving out of habit.
*Swoosh.*
A foolish smile escaped her as she absentmindedly traced her lips.
The sensation of our lips touching. It was so special, so intense, that it refused to leave her mind.
“Haaah…”
She let out a soft breath, and her hand moved to her cheek.
...His rough, yet strong hand. The feeling of it on her cheek lingered, as if he had seared his mark upon her.
*Flop.*
She collapsed onto her bed, her mind hazy.
...Her body felt drained of strength, yet an overwhelming heat coursed through her, and she couldn't control it.
“It feels like a storm just passed through.”
She spoke weakly, but a smile kept blooming on her face.
It felt as if her body had malfunctioned. He was already gone, not even here right now, yet Han Cheon-seong kept appearing in her thoughts, and the series of moments they’d spent together flickered before her eyes, replaying endlessly.
It was joyful... and joyful again. She was simply happy.
*Toss, turn.*
Though mentally exhausted, she couldn't sleep, and found herself tossing and turning.
*Rustle.*
She stilled, and another breath of pure happiness escaped her.
“I feel so foolishly… happy.”
A situation she had only dreamed of, a moment she had longed for, had actually happened.
Unbelievably, it was real, and it had left such a powerful mark on her that it was impossible to mistake for a dream.
And even though she hadn't been able to approach him first, he had been the one to initiate contact.
“...”
Thinking about it now, the moment of their first kiss felt almost regrettable.
She kept fidgeting with her lips, the memory of that ecstatic moment seeming to hold her captive.
Even though her lips had been taken when her emotions were in turmoil...
Despite that, she had felt so good.
“Come to think of it, he was very... skilled.”
She muttered blankly, nodding to herself.
Staring at the ceiling of her dorm room, she felt a sense of understanding. She had thought she knew Han Cheon-seong’s personality and demeanor quite well, but she had been completely wrong.
As his words came back to her one by one, her purely happy mood began to subside.
As the heat gradually cooled, the events that had preceded their kiss also came to mind.
“Who could it be…”
She realized she hadn't even been able to ask properly.
The atmosphere of that moment.
She had been so captivated by Han Cheon-seong’s gaze, which seemed to demand her so intensely, that she couldn't even think straight.
She had just... gotten swept away.
Swept away by an unstoppable wave, she had simply let her body go.
And several times… she had let him take her lips, as if he were stealing them.
*Shake, shake.*
She shook her head absentmindedly, a foolish smile spreading across her face.
“Really…”
Something was wrong with her.
Normally, she should be having negative thoughts, feeling that this situation wasn't a good thing, but... the memory of that ecstatic kiss kept clouding her judgment.
The wonderful memory overshadowed her worries, as if telling her they were insignificant.
Feeling the heat that had subsided in her body begin to rise again, she let out a soft breath.
“Hooo…”
And she tried to think about it a little more simply.
Her feelings right now.
She clearly felt joyful and happy. No, she could say with certainty that she had never in her life felt a moment as happy as she did today, as she did just a little while ago.
That moment when their bodies and hearts connected was nothing short of special.
“Then... isn't that enough?”
As her thoughts continued, the words slipped out unintentionally.
Perhaps wanting more when she was this happy was just being greedy.
To be sure, when she heard Han Cheon-seong say he couldn't love only her, her joyful heart had seemed to plummet.
He had revealed to her a reality completely different from the one where she had been wary of Luna.
Maybe her thinking had been too narrow.
Hanging out with her best friend, Luna, she had become overly conscious of her.
...But that wasn't it.
She had overlooked the fact that if Han Cheon-seong was so charming and lovable to her, he would appear that way to others as well.
So much so that while she hesitated and faltered, someone else had approached him.
“……”
Lost in thought, she nodded.
This moment might not be the ultimate happiness she had dreamed of and wished for.
No, she was sure it wasn't.
‘If he had loved and looked only at me, I would have been far more…’
She might have been so overcome with joy that she couldn't control the rising heat.
It was easy to imagine that her heart would have swelled so much that she would have forcibly stopped Han Cheon-seong from leaving when he said he had things to do.
“...It's not bad.”
She murmured blankly, regaining a bit of her composure.
In hindsight, she was glad he had been honest with her instead of hiding it... and a peculiar thought occurred to her.
“...”
For what must have been the tenth time, she touched her lips and nodded again.
Still, the fact that he had approached her and kissed her first was a little…
It felt audacious, and yet, it also made her even happier.
“It means Han Cheon-seong didn't want to give up on me either.”
Really... in its own way, that wasn't bad for her.
It meant that even with another lover, he felt a strong enough attraction to her to crave her.
Amidst the joy and happiness that continued to well up inside her, she decided to look at reality in a positive light.
Instead of being unhappy that he wouldn't love only her…
She would be happy that she could have a relationship with him, even like this…
“And maybe it was inevitable that things turned out this way.”
She thought it was clearly her fault for not establishing a proper relationship by failing to approach him first.
But, even if she had been the one to start things, she had a feeling.
‘For me to have him all to myself…’
She knew he was like a great star, holding a light too vast.