The Grand Duchess's eyelids slowly rose, revealing the clear eyes hidden inside.
Faced with it, the resentment that stained Kishian's stomach disappeared for a moment.
He asked his wife, who had no idea what he was thinking, In a low voice.
"Did you wake up? You can sleep a little longer."
"I think it's because it's still early. I don't sleep that much. Did you wash it all over than that?"
Kishian hesitated but finally bowed his head for the Grand Duchess who was reaching in his direction.
Outstretched white hands stroked his wet hair.
As he was being touched, an unfathomable tender emotion arose.
"We have a lot of time left until dinner, what do you want to do until then?"
Hearing that one question, the Grand Duchess seemed to understand what Kishian wanted.
A faint smile formed on her lips that she felt loved and hateful at the same time.
"What you want to do."
She must have already figured out what he wanted to do, but she didn't mention it directly.
The mischievous act made Kishian laugh and bow his head even more.
His lips, which were still damp, pressed against the Grand Duchess's ears.
Her rounded shoulders shrank as if the moist and warm touch tickled her a little.
With such a playful kiss, Kishian continued.
"Do you know what I want to do?"
"I don't know."
"Guess what..."
Even when he asked for that, the Grand Duchess did not give him an easy answer
She was just laughing anxiously.
A little desperate, he slipped his hand into the Grand Duchess's bathrobe.
His damp hands grazed over her white and smooth skin and grabbed one side of her chest.
As he gently touched it, the Grand Duchess's teeth finally yielded the demands that Kishian had been hoping for.
"Shall I kiss you?"
He waited patiently for the words to come out, and he didn't hold back any longer.
The lips that had been kissing only in her ears overlapped over the Grand Duchess's lips at once.
After tasting the loosely closed lips with the tip of his tongue, he slipped through the cracks to find the hidden flesh and entangled it.
It was just sweet like a reward won after hardship.
***
Since I was in a position to rent a room, I tried to refrain from doing so, but I failed.
As Kishian pressed his lips together, I too felt a fever and accepted his hand.
Our bodies, which had been tangled up for a long time, were released only after we heard the servant's notification that dinner was ready.
After wiping off our sweaty bodies, we went down to the table to find Baron Valdek sitting down and waiting for us.
Judging from the fact that there was only one chair at the table, it seemed that his wife had already passed away, and the Baron's sons were also nowhere to be seen...
Did he mention that I have two sons?
I heard that one of them couldn't eat with us at the moment, but for some reason, I couldn't see the other one.
The reason for this was heard directly from Baron Valdek's mouth.
"It's been a long time since my wife and my first child left us."
There was a loneliness in the Baron's voice that could not be hidden.
The eldest son also seemed to have passed away early due to an accident.
I opened my mouth with a cautious attitude.
"I'm sorry. May I ask you what happened?"
"The eldest child lost his life three years ago while fighting against monsters. My wife had fallen ill much earlier."
"Aahh..."
As if he thought the mood had subsided, Baron Valdek tried to smile.
"The dinner table has become very lonely, but it can't be helped. It was God's will that my wife left, and it was my choice that my first child left."
He shook his head silently.
Of course, I knew that many people had lost their lives due to the monster runaway three years ago.
Even so, hearing the story firsthand made me feel very bad.
After moistening his mouth with the wine poured by the acolyte, Kishian continued.
"If you do that, can you take care of your life now..."
"It's just me. My relatives are far away, so it's been a long time since three or more people get together for a meal..."
Speaking bitterly, the Baron sliced the meat in front of him.
Kishian and I also picked up the tableware and started eating.
Silence came naturally, but Kishian broke it.
"After we finish eating, I'd like to hear more about the monsters. I've received it in letters, but it's more accurate to hear it in person."
"Of course. I'm ready to tell you everything I know. If only I could deal with that hateful monster."
The Baron's eyes sparkled with anger for a moment.
With his wife and eldest son gone, the second son would have been the only family left to the Baron.
It was no wonder that he had a terrible grudge against the monster that had harmed his only family.
How bitter he must have been because he had no strength to kill the monster that had harmed his only son.
The son who tried to hunt monsters to protect his territory and was contaminated, how painful would he be now?
I thought about the painful screams I heard when I arrived at the mansion, and after much thought, I opened my mouth.
"And one more thing: May I check on your second son's condition?"
I wanted to see for myself who was suffering from pollution.
It was unlikely, but I thought it could be treated with medication.
It just so happened that I was quite knowledgeable about medicinal herbs.
However, I added it hastily because the Baron might feel the pressure.
"I want to study a cure. If you don't want to, feel free to say it. I don't want to force you at all."
The Baron seemed to be worried as expected.
It must be unsettling to reveal their incomplete family members to others.
I waited silently for him to think about it and make up his mind.
It took a long time before I heard an answer from the Baron.
"Therapy... I tried all kinds of methods to treat it, but his symptoms showed no signs of improving. If Madam helps me, I am grateful. Isn't it too much of a nuisance..."
"Don't think about it. I am giving in return for a meal."
The Baron did not hesitate anymore.
He was still a little nervous, but there was a smile on his lips.
"Really... Thank you very much, Your Highness the Grand Duke, Your Highness the Grand Duchess."
After receiving a warm greeting, we finished our meal in a somewhat subdued atmosphere.
Then, when the time was right, the Baron quietly got up and began to guide us.
Towards the place where the second son of the Baron belongs.
It seemed to be locked up on the top floor, deep where people could not easily visit.
After climbing the stairs for a long time and traversing the long hallway, I finally reached the bedroom where he was.
The Baron paused in front of the tightly closed door and explained in a quiet voice.
"Pollution is not contagious. But you have to be careful. The contaminated person suffers from horrible auditory hallucinations and hallucinations, which tend to maximize aggression."
I nodded in understanding, and finally, the Baron pulled out a key and opened the locked door.
Creak. With a quiet chatter, we stepped through the open door.
The room was quiet without any noise.
He seemed to be asleep.
I walked to the bed with as few steps as possible so as not to wake him up.
The Baron spoke in a low voice, almost in a whisper.
"This is my second son, Ger."
As I listened to the introduction, I took a closer look at Gert.
There was nothing particularly striking about it.
He was an ordinary young man with turbid golden hair.
There was blood on his face and lips.
It was literally 'mental pollution', so there were no physical characteristics.
However, the moment I saw him, I felt something strange.
I couldn't see it from the outside, but I felt something strange flowing inside him, beneath his skin.
In a way, It was just a vague feeling.
I had a vague feeling that if I put my hand on it, something special would happen.
It was the moment when I reached out.
"...!"
Gert's eyes opened from the sparkle of closure.
Later, Gert's eyes were as bright red as blood.
I had never seen eyes of that color before.
Is it the effect of pollution? I was thinking about it at that time.
"Your Highness! Stand back!"
Baron Valdek, who was beside him, cried out in such a panicked voice, and Gert rushed at me with a wild gesture as if he were bouncing off the bed.
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