Goodnight
Cedric entered the space inside the modified tower and looked around.
He had successfully entered by reverse-searching the extra space that Sugar had destroyed.
Soon, several voices were heard.
“It seems a bit inexperienced.”
“It’s too early to tell you the truth.”
“The level is insufficient.”
In the deep darkness at the bottom of the space, where it was so dark that it was impossible to tell if anyone was there, voices echoed.
“Still… I expect it.”
“I look forward to the day we’ll be together.”
“Above the sky and below the ground, no one can replace her.”
“Noble one. I earnestly hope for that day that will come someday.”
The ones who were expressing disappointment soon carried even more reverence. They were true Saintesses whose power no one could deny, and they would worship her.
As it seemed to quiet down, Cedric felt several gazes in that darkness.
“Please convey this to her, the harbinger of the stars.”
Only the endless darkness that doesn’t yield even to the ominous starlight is salvation.
The disciples of the Shadow Cult who harbored such doctrine had melted into the darkness and disappeared.
Cedric clicked his tongue.
They could have run away long ago, yet they waited until after the Holy Knight’s entry and then jumped out.
“The twisted mind is the same as ever. What am I supposed to convey?”
“Should I reverse-search?”
“You try it.”
He didn’t have high expectations. They were skilled at suddenly disappearing, running away. There was a reason they hadn’t been rooted out over such a long time.
‘To begin with, these heretics were quietly causing trouble…’
These heretics who were quietly causing trouble were fighting among themselves and trying to cause chaos outside.
It didn’t seem like it was just the Shadow Cult’s power. ‘Beast-possessed ones’. This smelled like another heretical faction.
‘It’s still too early to judge…’
While thinking about that, something suddenly came to mind.
There were victims of this heretical faction that blasphemed all things even in Stille.
Clearly, the biggest topic of conversation in the Holy City and Stille right now…
‘…Fate is indeed like that.’
He just hoped that the Saint would guide them correctly.
‘By the way, are those guys doing well?’
They had managed to secure the double room with so much care, but even after growing up, they still acted like that. It was funny.
Cedric chuckled and started searching.
***
After showering, Sugar came out of the bathroom. Wearing a white pajamas, with a towel on her head, the soft soap scent was on her body.
“Ryly. Now go wash.”
After showering or perhaps because she had made up her mind inside, Sugar spoke in a calmer tone.
Her expression was quite mature. Pure and kind.
The adult and warm side she showed occasionally. Wearing a clean white pajamas after showering felt different.
Ryly went to the bathroom without answering.
Sugar watched his back with a smile and listened to the sounds. Or rather, it just naturally came to her.
The sound of clothes being removed. The sound of the shower.
“Haa…”
Hearing that, she shook her head and sighed.
These things no longer bound her now.
‘I… am super-super-Sugar…’
She pointed her thumb at herself and grinned.
Having resolved to embrace only Ryly after overcoming all the turmoil and weakness. It was grand and wonderful.
Whatever came, she could overcome it! Come on!
…
“Lights out.”
Everyone had finished showering and prepared for bed.
Ryly snapped his fingers, and the room immediately darkened.
Sugar lay on the bed, Ryly on the sofa. Sugar had wanted to lie on the sofa, but Ryly didn’t allow it.
Soon, silence fell in the room.
They didn’t feel like sleeping right away. A bit regretful, but not happy enough to laugh and chat.
The strange atmosphere when a man and woman who are conscious of each other are in the same room added to it.
Sugar, who was feeling suffocated by that, gathered courage.
“Ryly. Are you sleeping?”
Since she had things she wanted to say from the beginning, she spoke first. Ryly answered “No.”
“I want to talk a bit. Is it okay?”
“What?”
“It’s nothing strange… a reflection on me? The direction for the future?”
“Sounds strange.”
“No, it’s not.”
Sugar slightly sat up.
“That… When I entered Stille, I looked back at myself there, and it seemed like I was a bit… annoying person. So, to you.”
“Hmm.”
“Too clingy or… invading your freedom… I even got angry at you for no reason this morning. Sorry. I reflected and won’t do that again. Actually, I wanted to talk earlier but the timing wasn’t good…”
It was a story she had kept in her heart since the afternoon.
As Sugar poured out each story one by one, Ryly lay there without answering, back turned to her, quietly breathing.
His attitude made Sugar uneasy, so she continued.
“Ah, you don’t have to match my mood from now on. I won’t cling anymore. You can talk to other girls as you like. Do as you want, Ryly.”
“…As you wish?”
“Yeah. We’re not just ordinary friends. So, I was more… obsessed… yeah, obsessed. I thought about you too much. But I can’t do that. We’re adults…”
“…”
“Still, I seemed too dependent on you. Not adult-like… But I’ll become stronger now. Instead, I’ll be the one who embraces you. I won’t be obsessed. If you say you’ll go, I can let you go anytime… So, don’t worry about me anymore.”
“…”
“I’ll make up my mind. I don’t like being without you, but if my freedom is restricted because of me, I don’t like that more. I’ll become strong enough to be okay even if you disappear someday. After graduating from Stille, so you can walk around freely.”
“…”
“I’ll get rid of this weak heart that tries to rely on you.”
“…”
Watching the man who didn’t answer, Sugar exhaled. Ryly probably needed time to organize his thoughts. Or maybe he had nothing to say.
It didn’t matter. She had expressed her feelings, so it was fine. She had relieved her uneasy feeling. It was about becoming his family, sister, mother. Even this, she could accept.
“Now I’ve said everything. Thank you for listening. Goodnight.”
Sugar said it like a whisper and lay back on the bed.
Exactly, she was about to lie down.
Without knowing when, Ryly was already at the bedside.
“Eh… Do you have something you want to say? Say whatever you want.”
Ryly silently climbed onto the bed. The mattress tilted and creaked with his weight.
“R-Ryly?”
In the blink of an eye, she was underneath.
Ryly climbed over the awkwardly lying Sugar. She faced blue eyes that seemed angry somewhere.
“Why suddenly…?”
Sugar asked while clutching her chest. Her voice trembled. Her heart was pounding from being overwhelmed by the big body, her expression panicked, cheeks red.
Ryly looked down at her and moved his fingers. He drew a horizontal line along Sugar’s collarbone and opened his mouth.
“Wish coupon.”
“…Eh?”
“At this time. Above here. Let me use it as I please.”
Wish coupon.
Let me use it freely above the collarbone.
Sugar’s lips quivered. She hadn’t thought of using the wish coupon with this content at a time like this.
What was he trying to do. Why did the thought come suddenly.
Was there a problem with what she said just now? There were many doubts, but Ryly didn’t care.
“Okay.”
“W-wait, what are you trying to do… Is it strange…?”
“Well.”
Ryly leaned in close, and Sugar rolled her eyes.
Blinking, opening and closing her mouth. After repeating, she decided and looked down.
“…Wish coupon. You don’t have to use it. Just… it’s okay to do it.”
She had wanted to do something for him from the beginning. Muttering, she closed her eyes tightly. From the opposite side, a sigh “Haa… Sugar…” was heard.
Immediately, breath touched her ear. Then the sound of kissing.
Lately, she had been tormented occasionally, so this was within her expectations. It wasn’t bad. The ticklish sensation or the affection transmitted through the ear. Oh, oh, rather good—hmm, hmm.
Relaxing from the familiar act, Sugar turned her head slightly to let Ryly enjoy comfortably.
‘What about the moans…’
It would be fun with a reaction. Now, embarrassed, she kept her mouth shut. When stimulated in a certain part, a high-pitched “Ah” would come out, but basically she was holding it in.
And making such sounds felt like doing something weird. Something not to be done.
Ryly didn’t think that. It was a foolish misconception. The big misunderstanding before entering the dormitory room and the big embarrassment is over. Let’s stop making black history.
She had decided to become more mature and more embracing.
Now Ryly was just playing around. Without any such intention, just wanting to tease.
She didn’t know why the thought came suddenly, but she had to respond.
“Huuu…”
At that moment, breath touched the sensitive part of her ear. Then kissing continued. When the tongue swept the earlobe and made a dense sucking sound in the ear canal, Sugar’s body trembled. The sensation that pierced the brain made her waist twitch.
Was this reaction satisfying? Ryly exhaled “Haa” and pulled his mouth from the ear.
Now it’s over. Sugar gently released the hand that was holding the man’s back.
As if it was funny, the other party smirked.
“…Eh?”
In the confused moment, the first unfamiliar sensation settled in her ear.
Something hot and moist touched her ear. Different from lips. Much more slimy and much hotter.
“Ah, wait, now, that…!”
Sugar tried to push Ryly’s chest, but stopped. Although she hadn’t used the wish coupon, she had allowed it to that extent.
Soon, the man’s tongue gently chewed the earlobe. He licked it up like pressing, then bit it lightly with teeth.
“Ah, ugh…”
With the wet sound, Sugar flinched, and Ryly put his hand between the bed and Sugar’s waist. He stroked the delicate waist.
“Haa…”
The hand following the spine was gentle. Gentle, but scary. Each time the big hand swept up and down, her lower abdomen became heavy. She had felt it occasionally before, but today it was especially strong. The unfamiliar sensation was strange.
Even in the midst of that, he didn’t stop the ear play. The tongue licking the earlobe soon entered the ear canal and scraped the inner walls stubbornly. The movement like pressing slimy made the brain numb. The intermittent hot breath made her eyes hazy.
“Aah… haaa…”
The thought of holding in the moan disappeared long ago. Rationality was fading, she didn’t know what was what. Buried in the man’s scent, holding the wide back, she could only moan “Anh, anh”.
“Ryly… it’s strange… I’m strange… stop, give, eh, ugh—”
When Sugar appealed, Ryly just called her name. While licking her ear, he occasionally whispered “Sugar, Sugar”. It seemed like affection was in it, or conversely, like holding back anger. Even with the strange nuance, the low calm voice was pleasant, and Sugar let out moans.
As time passed, her body melted. At the same time, something seemed to flow along her lower abdomen, waist, and spine. The sensation was like it was about to burst.
When she wriggled not knowing what to do, Ryly stroked her waist as if soothing.
Even then, he pulled his mouth from the ear. His lips soon went to her neck.
“Ah…!”
The sensation of being sucked hard “Chuu”. Sugar’s eyes widened.
This. Now…
The moment she realized what his action was, her heart felt like it would burst.
“Aah… a…”
When she moaned helplessly, Ryly moved his face to the opposite side. And pressed his lips to her neck again, “Chuu, chuu”.
He opened one of Sugar’s pajama buttons and left a mark on her delicate collarbone. Red marks bloomed on the white skin. As if keeping the promise she made earlier, he didn’t go below.
“Heh… huaa…”
After the series of actions, Sugar finally melted. She couldn’t regain her sticky mind.
Placing her hand on the back of Ryly’s head, the sight of moaning seemed like pleading for more.
At that time.
Ryly stopped his actions.
The kissing on the neck and the hand stroking the waist both stopped abruptly.
“…?”
He had a normal expression as usual and got out of the bed. Calm and composed. He wiped his glistening mouth with a tissue and just covered Sugar with the blanket.
“R-Ryly?”
When Sugar, with a somewhat pitiful body, struggled to sit up, Ryly spat out.
“End. Goodnight.”
End?
What?
She wouldn’t be able to sleep properly. He lightly greeted and left the room with a whoosh.
“…”
For a long time, Sugar lay blankly on the bed, then got up and went to the bathroom. And the reflection in the mirror was truly awkward.
Her eyes were dazed and cheeks red… Honestly, even with her own eyes, a woman who looked lewd was standing there.
There were clear kiss marks all over her neck.
“Ah, ah.”
The shame of crying out in a high voice.
Anger from crossing the line.
“Ah… aaaaa.”
There, a bit of disappointment.
Nevertheless, she had to embrace all of this.
Thoughts and emotions intertwined, her head heated up again.
“Ah, aaaaa!!”
‘I… am super-super-Sugar…’
It was only a few hours ago that she thought she had thrown off the turmoil by saying that. Her head was already in a mess, and it exploded.