Chapter 12: The Fading Line
"Mmmgh...!" Another bright morning began with a deep stretch. Shaking off the stiffness that had settled into her body overnight, Roen intended to start her day with her usual vigor, but...
"Huh?" Something felt slightly off around her chest.
The night before, she had simply gone to sleep in the clothes she wore during the day. Since they were form-fitting, they kept her breasts from sagging even without a bra. Besides, with her period just around the corner, she felt the need to wear proper clothes to bed. But...
Is it because of my period...? No, wait. I thought libido spiked during ovulation, not right before a period... For some reason, her nipples were slightly erect. She was normally the type whose nipples were semi-inverted. While not completely flat, they were usually smaller than average.
"Why are they sticking out so much?" For some reason, instead of being tucked away, they were fully erect and prominent. Had she gotten aroused in her sleep?
"I'm not wet, though." She slipped a hand down to check, but her panties were dry. Well, having erect nipples wasn't entirely unusual—it happened sometimes even when she wore a sheer gown without a bra. Deciding it wasn't worth worrying about, she quickly washed her face and headed to the kitchen.
"Hmm... No smell of honey today?" She felt a strange pang of disappointment that the mysterious, now-familiar scent of honey had faded, but she brushed it off, assuming it had just been a passing floral breeze carrying the scent of spring while she slept.
"Time to get cooking." She pulled out the cutting board and began kneading dough to make hotteok. She was quite adept at simple baking, like sweet griddlecakes, pancakes, or flower cakes. Since she was the one eating it—and Echidna always praised her cooking—the quality was guaranteed to be decent.
"Maybe I'll make some japchae next time we go to the city. I think Echidna-nim would really like noodle dishes..." She didn't have to go on dangerous adventures anymore. She lived in Echidna's Villa, with her food, clothing, and shelter fully provided. Naturally, this environment allowed her to focus entirely on domestic chores like cooking, giving her the perfect opportunity to try out various recipes she rarely had the chance to make before.
"Or maybe I could even try making cold noodles. Though it's been three years since I last had Korean food, so I wonder if I can recreate it properly..." Still, with the power of Echidna's wealth, she figured she could source the ingredients somehow. Even if she couldn't replicate it perfectly, her palate had already grown accustomed to the Western-style fantasy cuisine of this world, so she could always just stick to what she knew.
"Loo, la-la..." Humming to herself, she carefully shaped the griddlecakes. Just as she was finishing up breakfast...
"Mmm, smells delicious."
"Oh, good morning, Echidna-nim." Echidna walked into the kitchen with a bright smile, waving both hands.
"You seem exceptionally bright today."
"Do I?"
"Usually, you look strangely gloomy. I was worried something might have happened."
"No, nothing at all! I'm the same as always!"
"The same? You look absolutely thrilled, you know." It was truly baffling. Just a few days ago, Echidna had seemed utterly flustered by her seduction, yet now she was practically glowing. Perhaps... she had finally accepted her feelings for Roen.
Everything is going exactly according to plan. By now, Echidna was probably thinking of her every night, masturbating until her bedsheets were soaked. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before she came begging for Roen's affection.
Roen's line of thinking was perfectly logical. A target of seduction who once seemed conflicted suddenly brightened up, as if she had finally accepted her desires. This was the exact expression of someone who had broken down the psychological barriers required for two women to share an intimate love. Having seen that very look on countless women over the past three years, Roen had every reason to be confident.
However... Roen's characteristic arrogance—the belief that she could manipulate any woman from above—blinded her to the reality of what was actually happening to her in her sleep.
"Ah, this is heaven... This feeling... This satisfaction..." Lick. Slurp. Echidna's tongue nimbly ravished Roen's nipples. She expertly teased the semi-inverted buds out from the soft flesh of her breasts, tightening her tongue around the erect tips like a lasso, then brushing over them as gently as a feather duster, stimulating them without pause.
Echidna felt a profound sense of satisfaction. Having previously relied on the sleeping Roen's hands to relieve her, using Roen's own body to satisfy her lust felt like a small, pleasurable reward she could offer in return. While her mouth occupied one breast, her hand diligently massaged and fondled the other.
"Mmmgh..." Naturally, Roen began to react. Feverish groans escaped her lips, and she unconsciously rubbed her thighs together, her empty, untouched vagina aching for release. In the end, she was nothing but a female; the moment she became aroused, her inner walls would instinctively clench and throb.
"So cute... So adorable..." Echidna murmured around the nipple in her mouth. Watching a female ache so desperately for a male's penis felt like looking at a reflection of herself—someone who desperately wanted to impregnate Roen but couldn't bring herself to penetrate her. Seeing Roen writhe in such sweet agony actually helped temper her own overwhelming urges. She absolutely loved this dynamic, and she continued to ravish Roen's nipples to her heart's content, making sure to stimulate the mammary glands, the areolas, and the entirety of her voluptuous breasts.
She had read in a book earlier that day that developing the sensitivity of the breasts was much harder than the nipples, but since Roen showed no signs of wanting to leave the villa, Echidna figured she had all the time in the world to slowly condition her.
"Mmm... Ah..." "Hehehe..." Watching Roen twitch her thighs as if throwing a silent tantrum, Echidna finally regained her smile after days of frustration. Suppressing her desires had been agonizing, but watching Roen squirm with helpless lust awakened a dormant streak of sadism within her.
"Maybe I should use some poison... I think there were quite a few recipes for aphrodisiac toxins in the library." Even if she didn't use them right away, it wouldn't hurt to prepare some for the future. If Roen were to eventually kneel and formally propose to her, it would be a magnificent sight indeed—the Desert Sage Echidna graciously granting her aphrodisiacs, her penis, and her semen as a reward.
"Pfft, what am I thinking? An aphrodisiac?" Of course, this was merely a delusion born from Echidna finally finding a way to vent her frustration by playing with Roen's nipples. Why would Roen ever propose to another woman, let alone beg for aphrodisiacs, a penis, and semen? If Roen ever sought her love, it would surely be a platonic, romantic bond between two women. Thus, the scenario she envisioned was nothing more than a fantasy.
"I'm going to use your hands today, Roen. I let you off yesterday, so you understand, right?" Yet, the nightly tryst was an undeniable reality. Without needing Roen's consent, Echidna could use the sleeping girl's hands to relieve the pressure building in her penis, and ejaculate all over her face whenever she pleased. After all, the sleeping Roen would never know.
"Ah... Hah..." Thick, white semen splattered across Roen's alluring blonde hair. The pale, viscous fluid clung to her skin, contrasting sharply with her fair complexion. A few stray drops landed on her red lips, shifting slightly with each breath she took, until... they slowly slipped inside.
"W-Wow..." Even though she had intentionally aimed for Roen's face, Echidna stared in awe as her semen seeped into Roen's mouth, as if witnessing a grand miracle. No, it wasn't just awe... it was pure ecstasy.
To Echidna, ejaculating inside the sleeping Roen's vagina was an absolute taboo. However, if semen splattered on her face 'accidentally' made its way into her mouth, it couldn't entirely be blamed on her. It alleviated her guilt while satisfying her deep-seated desire to deposit her seed inside Roen's body. In short...
"This is so good..." Watching her semen trickle into Roen's mouth, Echidna felt a quiet sense of bliss, knowing that even if she couldn't impregnate her, her seed had successfully entered the female's body. The quality of satisfaction was incomparable to the days when she merely had her penis handjobbed and wasted her semen on the floor. The fluid that would normally be instantly erased by her Cleanse spell was now undeniably inside Roen.
Echidna found the entire situation incredibly satisfying—and intensely arousing. Her penis throbbed, refusing to soften, and the lust she had barely managed to control flared up anew at this fresh stimulation. And so...
"Just a little... Just a tiny bit..." Echidna pressed the tip of her glans, still dripping with semen, against Roen's lips. She pressed them together, making soft, wet kissing sounds as her shaft met Roen's red lips...
"Seriously, just a little..." She carefully nudged her glans past Roen's lips...
"Ah, ow...!" But the massive tip scraped slightly against Roen's teeth...
⟨ Cleanse ⟩
Panicking, she hastily cast her spell to clear away the semen and slithered back to her own bedroom like a startled snake. It felt as though the gods themselves were telling her that penetration was still far too premature.