Chapter 116
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 116
Chapter Title: Why Is My Heart Pounding Like This?
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Why is my heart pounding like this?
'He's a man whose thoughts I truly can't read.'
The night Jinwoo proposed the bet and left.
Reina waited in her room, meticulously prepared.
At the very least, keep it a secret from the other clan members.
With that condition in place, their contest would only happen at night.
'Are all men such creatures?'
She never imagined he'd demand her body of all things.
She had a fair amount of sexual knowledge from the World Tree.
Even that some male animals fought fiercely with rivals just to mate.
But for a man of his caliber to go this far was unexpected.
'If I just win the bet, my clan can survive.'
No, she didn't even need to win.
Just sleep with him seven times, and he'd cooperate unconditionally—that was the contract.
The bet's condition itself was absurd: she falls for him completely, and she loses.
There was no way she'd abandon her clan for a man unless she lost her mind.
'I've fought my whole life to protect this village.'
Leading the village as chief.
Training her sword diligently.
All of it was to protect the other elves in the village.
Yet to abandon her clan for a man she'd met less than a month ago?
She was absolutely confident she wouldn't lose.
"I'm coming in."
She flinched!
Her body and mind froze at the sudden voice.
She could feel her own tension.
'No, it's my first time, so this is normal.'
This was the first time in her life she'd properly faced a man.
And this man was coming specifically for that.
It would be weirder if she wasn't nervous.
"Wow, you're as beautiful as ever, Captain."
"......In this situation, it doesn't quite feel like a compliment."
Jinwoo approached slowly, grinning happily.
She tried not to care, but her heart raced with every step he took.
"Honestly, I didn't expect you to prepare so thoroughly."
"Elves just don't wear underwear to bed."
Reina wasn't wearing a stitch right now.
Partly because elves typically slept naked anyway.
And partly because she figured her clothes would get dirty from what was to come.
"Is that a cultural thing? Well, lucky me. I get to admire this gorgeous body right away."
But that left her voluptuous figure fully exposed.
Breasts larger than her head, beautifully flared hips.
And the elegant inward curve of her waistline in contrast.
It was the flawless body of a woman worthy of being called a work of art.
'Why is my heart pounding so hard?'
She'd bathed naked with other elves plenty of times.
Was it because the one looking was Jinwoo?
The more she felt his blatant gaze on her skin,
the wilder her heart thumped, heat rising to her face.
"D-Don't stare so much."
"Can't do that."
"Ah."
Unable to endure his gaze, Reina covered her breasts with her hands.
But Jinwoo, now right in front of her, forced her arms down.
"No covering up when you're with me from now on. I'm putting up with your conditions too, so this much is fair, right?"
Reina couldn't say a word.
The proposal to sell her body was ridiculous in itself.
But it was true he was accepting several restrictions.
No penetration.
Only where other elves can't see.
Only seven chances inside.
And he wouldn't count it as his win unless she admitted defeat herself.
His intentions were impure, sure.
But he accepted conditions unfavorable to him without batting an eye.
'Honestly, he's making a lot of concessions.'
If he'd demanded her body under the pretext of cooperation, she'd have had no choice but to accept.
He was taking the long, troublesome route on purpose.
'That's what makes this man so hard to understand.'
Of course, it was due to Jinwoo's twisted tastes.
The thrill of conquest when a woman resisting pleasure finally submits— it never got old.
Reina, with only book knowledge, couldn't even imagine that far.
".......Fine. I promise."
In the end, Reina slowly lowered her hands.
Revealing her porcelain breasts and their pink crowns.
Jinwoo stared intently with a serious expression.
'I'm... so embarrassed I could die......'
If only she could dismiss it as just something passing.
But she couldn't control her heart or her body.
She, who always stood tall as clan chief,
now felt like mere prey.
"Such a rare, beautiful body."
"......"
"I can't decide where to touch first."
"Eep."
Jinwoo finally reached out.
His hand touched her waist, gently caressing it.
'Wh-What is this feeling...?'
It was just bare skin being touched.
Not even an erogenous zone—just her waistline.
Yet it felt so good.
The more he touched, the more a strange pleasure and ticklish sensation spread through her waist.
"Ab-About that part..."
Staying passive like this would let him set the pace.
To buy even a little time, Reina spoke up.
"You promised no penetration, right?"
"Ah, yeah."
"So how exactly do you plan to make me fall?"
Truth be told, she was genuinely curious.
By her knowledge, it was impossible.
That's why she'd accepted the bet.
But Jinwoo reacted as if it were obvious.
"Like this."
"Hyaang!"
In an instant, Jinwoo's hand on her back moved a bit faster.
The sudden stimulation drew an unintended lewd moan from her.
'Wh-What was that?'
The hairs on her body stood on end.
Just one hand motion on her back, and it felt this good?
Were a man's touches always like this?
"No covering the body, remember? No blocking your mouth either."
"Ah......"
Jinwoo said it casually.
But his hand kept skillfully caressing her back.
Every time it moved pleasurably,
her body twitched involuntarily.
'N-No way... this can't be......'
Reina had masturbated a few times before.
Just lightly with her fingers, though.
But Jinwoo's touch right now
—exaggerating a bit—was even more intense than that.
'Just lightly on the back like this... If he touches elsewhere for real......'
Her thighs rubbed together unconsciously.
Something ticklish kept welling up inside her.
"Mm, nice."
"Huh? Nice what?"
"I can tell your body isn't used to stimulation. Great reactions too. Worth touching."
".......You're saying that to my face."
"You're going to be my woman."
Was he always this shameless?
He felt a bit different since declaring he'd claim her.
"Do elves kiss too?"
"......Sometimes close friends exchange pecks, but it's not common."
All elves were female.
Some enjoyed lesbian play, sure.
But as chief and captain, it didn't concern Reina much.
"Guess I'll have to teach you from the start then."
Jinwoo turned her head with his hand.
Their eyes met head-on.
Was it the mood playing tricks, or did he look even more handsome than before?
'What am I thinking......'
This was the man who'd demanded her body using the war as an excuse.
Rationally, she understood a strong man's actions to some extent.
Emotionally, though, she couldn't accept it.
'Still, the tension is unavoidable.'
Reina's eyebrows trembled.
It was her first kiss, after all.
"Open your mouth."
"Huh? Mmph."
She hadn't meant to actually open it.
But he seized the moment and covered her lips.
'Feels... kinda good.'
The soft sensation of lips touching.
The warm body heat so close.
It wasn't bad at all.
Until his tongue invaded.
"Mmgh."
Reina's head jerked.
Jinwoo held her head firmly to prevent escape.
His tongue wrapped around hers.
A brand-new sensation bloomed along her tongue.
Tingly yet strangely arousing—intense stimulation.
'Th-This... is a kiss...? Dangerous... ah....'
Jinwoo's tongue moved so expertly.
The moment their tongues met, instinct told her:
Once caught, resistance was futile.
"Mmm! Mmph! Ngh!"
The invading tongue ravaged hers softly.
The tip brushed the underside, then licked the base.
The pleasure spreading each time was unlike anything she'd felt before.
Her breath grew short, ragged.
When it teased her sensitive palate, it felt like electricity surging through her.
"Ngh... haah...."
Reina had no idea how to use her tongue during a kiss.
She tried pulling it back to escape,
but Jinwoo only devoured it more greedily.
'My tongue's melting......'
In the end, she surrendered her lips to a man she'd met less than a month ago.
Without realizing she was clutching his clothes.
"Slurp."
Finally, Jinwoo's tongue withdrew from her mouth.
A clear strand stretched long before snapping.
"Haa, haa......"
It was just a kiss.
Yet Reina looked dazed, half out of it.
Like a virgin who'd just climaxed for the first time.
That's how intense the kiss with Jinwoo had been.
"Felt good?"
"Ah."
His teasing words snapped her back.
She'd zoned out a bit.
'Was that really... just a kiss?'
If a kiss did this much,
what would full-on sex be like?
Tension flowed through her body for a different reason now.
'I was the one underestimating him.'
This was getting too dangerous.
She needed a new strategy...
"Shall we get serious now?"
"Huh?"
Just waist touches and a kiss had her losing it a little.
And now it was starting?
"So everything so far wasn't even the beginning?"
"Haha, of course. In sex, that's just foreplay."
Whether Reina swallowed hard or not,
the man grinned leisurely and spread his hands.
"Why don't you sit in front of me? Time to touch your breasts."